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@@ -24,66 +24,17 @@ Use `--drive=/dev/sdb` etc to change the desired destination, or skip `--default * Full disk encryption, locale/region settings and customizable application selection * Never creates or leave post-install/service scripts *(usually used to finalize databases etc)* -# Autorun on Arch Live CD (Unattended install) +# [Build a Arch Linux ISO to autorun archinstall](https://github.com/Torxed/archinstall/wiki/Autorun-on-Arch-Live-CD) -This guides you on how to create a ISO that has Python and can run the arch installed in **unattended mode.**<br> -We'll need to reconfigure the **releng** profile after it's been copied, to include Python etc.<br> -To do so, we need to add some packages to `packages.x86_64` and add some commands to `customize_airootfs.sh`. +More options for the built ISO: - # cd ~/archlive - # echo -e "git\npython\npython-psutil" >> packages.x86_64 - # cat <<EOF >> ./airootfs/root/customize_airootfs.sh - cd /root - git clone https://github.com/Torxed/archinstall.git - chmod +x ~/archinstall/archinstall.py - EOF - # mkdir ./airootfs/etc/skel - # echo '[[ -z $DISPLAY && $XDG_VTNR -eq 1 ]] && sh -c "~/archinstall/archinstall.py --default"' >> ./airootfs/etc/skel/.zprofile +### [Unattended install of a profile](https://github.com/Torxed/archinstall/wiki/Unattended-install-of-a-profile) -> Note: `~/archlive` might be different on your system, see [ArchISO#Setup](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/archiso#Setup) for more info. +### [User guided install (DEFAULT)](https://github.com/Torxed/archinstall/wiki/User-guided-installation-(DEFAULT)) -After all those commands are done, you can go ahead and run: +### [Custom web-server for deployment profiles](https://github.com/Torxed/archinstall/wiki/Custom-web-server-for-deployment-profiles) - # rm -v work*; ./build.sh -v - -Whenever this live-cd boots, from here on now - it'll run `archinstall.py` and attempt to unattendely install a default Arch Linux base OS with `base base-devel` as packages. -Or - if successfull - a MAC-address matches a profile at [/deployments](https://github.com/Torxed/archinstall/tree/master/deployments) for the machine to be installed. - -> **CAUTION**: If no parameters are given, **it will devour the first disk in your system** (Usually `/dev/sda`, `/dev/nvme0n1` etc). - -## Unattended profile install - -Everything in the steps above are the same, except for one line that needs to change to look like this: - - # echo '[[ -z $DISPLAY && $XDG_VTNR -eq 1 ]] && sh -c "~/archinstall/archinstall.py --profile=workstation"' >> ./airootfs/etc/skel/.zprofile - -This will unattendely install the [workstation](https://github.com/Torxed/archinstall/blob/master/deployments/workstation.json) profile. - -## User guided installation (DEFAULT) - -Change the autostart line to match: - - # echo '[[ -z $DISPLAY && $XDG_VTNR -eq 1 ]] && sh -c "~/archinstall/archinstall.py"' >> ./airootfs/etc/skel/.zprofile - -This will cause the script to halt and ask for a profile to install before proceeding. -When asked, enter `workstation` for instance - to install based on the [workstation](https://github.com/Torxed/archinstall/blob/master/deployments/workstation.json) template. - -> **CAUTION**: If a MAC-address matches under `/deployments`, that profile will forcefully be installed and have presidence over any other profile information. - -## With custom webserver for deployment profiles - -Again, one line differs from the other install methods, change the following line: - - # echo '[[ -z $DISPLAY && $XDG_VTNR -eq 1 ]] && sh -c "~/archinstall/archinstall.py --profiles-path=http://example.com/profiles"' >> ./airootfs/etc/skel/.zprofile - -This will cause the script to look at `http://example.com/profiles/<profile>.json` for instructions. - -# Rerunning a installation - - # umount -R /mnt; cryptsetup close /dev/mapper/luksdev - # python3 ./archinstall/archinstall.py - -> Note: This assumes `--post=stay` is set to avoid instant reboot at the end or if during any time a user pressed `Ctrl-C` and aborted the installation. +# [Rerunning the installation](https://github.com/Torxed/archinstall/wiki/Rerunning-the-installation) # Some parameters you can give it @@ -132,6 +83,14 @@ This will cause the script to look at `http://example.com/profiles/<profile>.jso Changes the default path the script looks for deployment profiles. The default path is 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Torxed/archinstall/master/deployments' + --rerun="Name of step in profile" + Enables you to skip the format, encryption and base install steps. + And head straight for a step in the profile specified. + (Useful for debugging a step in your profile) + + --localtime="Europe/Stockholm" (Default if --country=SE, otherwise GMT+0) + Specify a localtime you're used to. + Deployment profile structs support all the above parameters and more, for instance, custom arguments with string formatting. See [deployments/workstation.json](https://github.com/Torxed/archinstall/blob/net-deploy/deployments/workstation.json) for examples. |